Let Me Go (3 Doors Down song)

"Let Me Go" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released in 2005 as the lead single from the album Seventeen Days. The single was released in February 2005, reaching number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Modern Rock Tracks charts and number six on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

"Let Me Go"
Single by 3 Doors Down
from the album Seventeen Days
B-side"Be Somebody" (acoustic)
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2005
Genre
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Brad Arnold
  • Matt Roberts
  • Todd Harrell
  • Chris Henderson
Producer(s)Johnny K
3 Doors Down singles chronology
"Away from the Sun"
(2003)		 "Let Me Go"
(2005)		 "Behind Those Eyes"
(2005)

Writing

According to lead singer Brad Arnold, "Let Me Go" was originally written for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack but didn't end up in the film's soundtrack.[1] Arnold explained that "we liked it so much, we kept it for ourselves."[1] Arnold wanted to keep the song, "because it also had meaning to me personally."[2] Lyrically "Let Me Go" is a break-up song.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Wayne Isham and features actors Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Jesse Metcalfe. It deals with two young high school students whose relationship seems to be the ideal, but which soon is shattered by a devastating secret. The girlfriend appears to be nothing more than the average all-American type on the surface, but her secret night job as a stripper at a strip club called Jumbo's Clown Room shows a different side. Her boyfriend, upon realizing this, acts coldly and eventually separates from her. The rest of the video shows them both showing remorse over this hasty decision. At the very end, it is revealed that her night efforts was only being used to support her final secret: her young baby daughter. Throughout the clip, the band is seen performing on a rainy city street illuminated with several backlights. In an interview with 3 Doors Down, it was revealed that a later idea was that the girl hated being a stripper.

Track listing

US promo CD[3]

  1. "Let Me Go" (rock version) – 4:00
  2. "Let Me Go" (alternate version) – 4:00

UK 7-inch single[4]

A. "Let Me Go" (rock version) – 4:00
B. "Be Somebody" (acoustic) – 3:18

Australian CD single[5]

  1. "Let Me Go" – 4:00
  2. "Be Somebody" (acoustic) – 3:18
  3. "Kryptonite" (live) – 4:14
  4. "That Smell" (live) – 6:01

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  21. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2005". Top 40. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  22. "Billboard Top 100 – 2005". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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